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The official Manitoba Social Studies, Grade 3 curriculum
Manitoba defines Social Studies, Grade 3 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Manitoba's official curriculumRead it on the government site — edu.gov.mb.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand C1 | 11 | Connecting with Canadians |
| Strand C2 | 10 | Exploring the World |
| Strand C3 | 14 | Communities of the World |
| Strand C4 | 6 | Exploring an Ancient Society |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 3 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Connecting with CanadiansOfficial strand · Strand C1
Cluster 1: belonging to Canada — citizenship and its rights and responsibilities, the anthem, personal identity, leadership, resolving conflict, and remembering peace.
Canadian Citizenship
- What citizenship meansKC-001 — Recognize citizenship as membership in the Canadian community.
- Rights and responsibilities of citizensKC-002 — Give examples of responsibilities and rights of Canadian citizens.
Canadian National Anthem
- Our anthem in three languagesKC-003 — Recite the words to Canada's national anthem in English, French, and a local Aboriginal language.
Personal Identity
- What shapes my identityKI-007 — Identify factors that may influence the child's identity.
- My Aboriginal communityKI-007A — Describe personally significant aspects of the child's Aboriginal community.
- My francophone communityKI-007F — Describe personally significant aspects of the child's francophone community.
Leadership
- Formal and informal leadershipKP-032 — Give examples of formal and informal leadership and decision making in groups and communities.
Conflict Resolution
- Fairness and sharingKC-006 — Explain the importance of fairness and sharing in groups and communities.
- Resolving conflictKP-033 — Identify ways of resolving conflict in groups and communities.
- Dealing with bullyingKP-034 — Identify ways to deal with bullying.
Remembrance Day
- Remembrance DayKC-004 — Describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
The official wording — 11 outcomes in this unit
- KC-001
Recognize citizenship as membership in the Canadian community.
- KC-002
Give examples of responsibilities and rights of Canadian citizens.
- KC-003
Recite the words to Canada’s national anthem in English, French, and a local Aboriginal language.
- KI-007
Identify factors that may influence their identities.
- KI-007A
Describe personally significant aspects of their Aboriginal community.
- KI-007F
Describe personally significant aspects of their francophone community.
- KP-032
Give examples of formal and informal leadership and decision making in groups and communities.
- KC-006
Explain the importance of fairness and sharing in groups and communities.
- KP-033
Identify ways of resolving conflict in groups and communities.
- KP-034
Identify ways to deal with bullying.
- KC-004
Describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Unit 2Exploring the WorldOfficial strand · Strand C2
Cluster 2: opening up to the wider world — mapping the globe, connections between communities, human rights everywhere, and personal actions that reach beyond our own place.
Mapping the World
- The equator and hemispheresKL-014 — Locate on a map or globe the equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
- Continents and oceansKL-015 — Locate on a map or globe the continents and oceans.
- Maps, photos, and satellite imagesKL-016 — Identify maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images as representations of the surface of the Earth.
Community Connections
- Countries are communitiesKI-008 — Describe countries as types of communities defined by borders.
- Links between world communitiesKG-030 — Describe similarities and connections between communities around the world.
Human Rights
- Everyone has basic rightsKC-005 — Recognize that people around the world have basic human rights.
- Groups that help worldwideKG-028 — Identify organizations that support communities in all countries of the world.
- Services that support rightsKG-029 — Identify ways in which community services can help people acquire their basic human rights.
Personal Responsibilities
- My choices can help othersKG-031 — Give examples of personal decisions and actions that may positively affect people locally or globally.
The official wording — 10 outcomes in this unit
- KL-014
Locate on a map or globe the equator and the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
- KL-015
Locate on a map or globe the continents and oceans.
- KL-016
Identify maps, aerial photographs, and satellite images as representations of the surface of the Earth.
- KI-008
Describe countries as types of communities defined by borders.
- KG-030
Describe similarities and connections between communities around the world.
- KC-005
Recognize that people around the world have basic human rights.
- KG-028
Identify organizations that support communities in all countries of the world.
- KG-029
Identify ways in which community services can help people acquire their basic human rights.
- KG-027
Give examples of concerns common to communities around the world.
- KG-031
Give examples of personal decisions and actions that may positively affect people locally or globally.
Unit 3Communities of the WorldOfficial strand · Strand C3
Cluster 3: how communities around the world live — where they are, how they live with the land and its resources, how they meet needs, their daily life, and the diversity of world cultures.
Locating World Communities
- Finding world communitiesKL-020 — Locate communities or countries studied on a world map or globe.
Living with the Land
- How nature shapes lifeKL-017 — Describe the influence of natural phenomena on ways of life in communities studied.
- Different ways of living with the landKL-019 — Recognize that people have diverse ways of living on or with the land.
Resources
- Using natural resourcesKL-018 — Give examples of the use of natural resources in communities studied.
- Work, goods, and technologyKE-035 — Give examples of work, goods, and technologies in communities studied.
- How land shapes work and tradeKE-036 — Give examples of how the natural environment influences work, goods, technologies, and trade in communities studied.
World Communities
- Meeting needs around the worldKE-037 — Describe diverse ways in which communities meet their members' needs.
- How media shapes our viewKE-038 — Identify media influences on the child's perceptions of people and places elsewhere in the world.
Daily Life
- Daily life around the worldKI-010 — Describe characteristics of daily life in communities studied.
- Comparing daily lifeKI-013 — Compare daily life in the child's own community to life in communities studied.
Cultural Diversity
- What makes a cultureKI-009 — Define the elements that constitute a culture.
- Protocols in Aboriginal cultureKI-009A — Identify the protocols within the child's Aboriginal culture.
- How cultures express themselvesKI-011 — Give examples of cultural expression in communities studied.
- The world's many culturesKI-012 — Recognize the diversity of cultures and communities in the world.
The official wording — 14 outcomes in this unit
- KL-020
Locate communities or countries studied on a world map or globe.
- KL-017
Describe the influence of natural phenomena on ways of life in communities studied.
- KL-019
Recognize that people have diverse ways of living on or with the land.
- KL-018
Give examples of the use of natural resources in communities studied.
- KE-035
Give examples of work, goods, and technologies in communities studied.
- KE-036
Give examples of how the natural environment influences work, goods, technologies, and trade in communities studied.
- KE-037
Describe diverse ways in which communities meet their members’ needs.
- KE-038
Identify media influences on their perceptions of people and places elsewhere in the world.
- KI-010
Describe characteristics of daily life in communities studied.
- KI-013
Compare daily life in their own communities to life in communities studied.
- KI-009
Define the elements that constitute a culture.
- KI-009A
Identify the protocols within their Aboriginal culture.
- KI-011
Give examples of cultural expression in communities studied.
- KI-012
Recognize the diversity of cultures and communities in the world.
Unit 4Exploring an Ancient SocietyOfficial strand · Strand C4
Cluster 4: a close look at one ancient society — its daily life, its customs and cultural expression, and the lasting contributions it made that connect the past to today.
Daily Life in an Ancient Society
- Life in an ancient societyKH-023 — Describe characteristics of daily life in an ancient society.
Cultural Expression in an Ancient Society
- Customs and stories of long agoKH-024 — Give examples of customs, stories, and traditions of an ancient society.
- How ancient people expressed themselvesKH-025 — Describe ways in which members of an ancient society expressed themselves.
Contributions, Continuity, and Change
- Cultures continue over timeKH-021 — Recognize the continuity of cultures, traditions, and practices over time.
- Communities change over timeKH-022 — Recognize that communities change over time.
- Lasting contributionsKH-026 — Give examples of the enduring contributions of an ancient society.
The official wording — 6 outcomes in this unit
- KH-023
Describe characteristics of daily life in an ancient society.
- KH-024
Give examples of customs, stories, and traditions of an ancient society.
- KH-025
Describe ways in which members of an ancient society expressed themselves.
- KH-021
Recognize the continuity of cultures, traditions, and practices over time.
- KH-022
Recognize that communities change over time.
- KH-026
Give examples of the enduring contributions of an ancient society.
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Studies, Grade 3 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 3?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 41 skills in Manitoba's Social Studies, Grade 3 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to Manitoba's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Manitoba's Grade 3 Social Studies curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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It's free to start — 5 tutoring chats and a practice quiz every day, no credit card. A Pro subscription ($9.99/month or $49.99/year CAD, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited tutoring, practice, and exam simulations.
What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Social Studies, Grade 3 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official Manitoba curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 3?
The official source is linked on this page — Manitoba's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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